Political Correctness

[vulcanlogician]

Political Correctness is about more than just not dropping N-bombs. If it were just that, then basically everyone is succeeding at being politically correct already.

Oh..are they...........

Y'know, I gotta agree with Khem's sentiment here. There are fucking racists still around. Period. This post-racial bullshit is from fantasyland. It's like telling people in the sharecropping south "IDK what the problem is. The emancipation proclamation has been signed". I'm not saying that we aren't moving in that direction. We are. But a dusty old building often stands long after it has been vacated.

"Woe to the bringers of the wrecking ball!" The racists cry, trying to get non-racists to sing wit them in unison. Fuck 'em. If someone fought to keep slaves in bondage, pull their statues down. Their empire has long fallen. If you like the statue, put it up in a museum somewhere-- not on the statehouse lawn.

But I wouldn't say I'm pro-PC or anything. Just not "anti." I'm a huge fan of halloween, so I don't understand the shit about halloween costumes. Sure something overtly racist needs to go, but I'd like to take inspiration from anywhere in the world when choosing a costume to put on. Not an issue everywhere, but it is on college campuses. Complete with administrative action, and emails preemptively warning everybody. Someone mentioned microaggressions. This shit is annoying, too. Just as Khem insinuated before: there are plenty of racists still around. But (in my experience) people who are not remotely racist are actually bothered to have to deal with this microaggressions shit. My N-bomb dropping neighbors complain about hearing about microaggressions on TV but NONE of them have had to deal with it in person, workplace or otherwise.

So I guess my advice to the hardcore PCers is: You've got the right idea, but you're aim is WAY off. You are carpet bombing a bunch of people who agree with you, while the enemy hides off in the hills, keeping to guerilla tactics.